Celebrity Big Brother star Stephanie Davis has been suffering at the hands of her boyfriend Sam Reece , according to a pal.

The former Hollyoaks star, who has faced a severe backlash after getting close to housemate Jeremy McConnell in the Big Brother house, has lost close friends as they turn their backs on her toxic relationship with the tattooed model.

The claims have been made after one of her friends accused him of being a 'woman beater' on Twitter.

Chelsey Harwood tweeted: "Im not a huge fan of cheats but also not of men who hit women @ SamReece have you or have you not hit @ Stephdavis77 before #womanbeater (sic)."

A rep for Sam exclusively told Mirror Celebs: "He denies ever hitting Stephanie. He had not seen the tweet by Chelsey and says he does not know her."

"I know that Chelsey knows Steph but I don't know if she's witnessed him hit her or heard anything else,” a source close to Stephanie said.

"But her friends are fully aware of how controlling he is, when he's had a drink he's unbelievable, he's really aggressive.”

They added: "If she's at the bar and someone goes to speak to her he's like, 'Who's that? Get f***ing over here'. He kicks off and screams at her.

"She's not making the right decisions on TV, obviously, but her relationship was never as perfect as she makes out.”

The insider claims that Stephanie’s former colleagues from Hollyoaks that she’s remained close to have distanced themselves from the star because they are not fans of the male beauty – who made his name with an appearance on First Dates.

Sam has even allegedly banned some of her friends on social media who are worried about her.

"Sam has blocked her friends on social media who are worried about her and a lot of the Hollyoaks circle don't like him,” they said.

"A lot of her friends, even long-term friends, have taken a step back. Not because they've fallen out with her, they love her, but because they don't get along with Sam.

"They don't get to see her properly because they're always together.”

The source claimed that when some guys have recognised her from Hollyoaks, he’s allegedly hit the roof and sent them packing.

"In the past he's gone up to male fans and told them to f*** off when they've been speaking to her,” the source said.

Since entering the Celebrity Big Brother house, Stephanie has been seen on a rollercoaster with housemate Jeremy McConnell.

They got hot and heavy beneath a duvet, as boyfriend Sam watched on from outside.

Her pals want Steph out of the house because she “looks lost”.

"Her friends just want to get her out. While she's in there she's got no voice and people just want to defend her. People don't know the ins and outs and people think she's just ruining her relationship,” they said.

"They are very clever the way they edit it. She's probably not with Jeremy the rest of the time. All you see is her and Jeremy. They haven't shown her funny side, either.

"I think she'll panic when she comes out and he's said he wants to speak to her so we don't know what will happen."